03 Jun 2012 9:54 PM:

Oh I'm very calm! It just amazes me how Brits, once they get to Spain think the law doesn't apply to them & they can do what they like.

They are also the same people who complain most about foreigners in the UK breaking the law!

 

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03 Jun 2012 9:34 PM:

I suggest you contact the British Embassy & ask if you require an MOT & road tax, if you do you will find out that your UK car HAS TO BE ROAD LEGAL IN THE UK for you to drive it in Spain.

I do understand that an MOT is not a guarantee of roadworthiness, but since it's the LAW have an MOT!

I'm sure you can find insurance brokers in Spain who will happily assure that you don't need an MOT or road tax & will take your premium & promise you that you are insured. YOU ARE NOT!

Of course, let the Police enforce the Law, that's their job.

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03 Jun 2012 8:59 PM:

Intersting you choose to ignore my point about being legal in the UK to be legal in Spain.

You state that a UK car in Spain doesn't need an MOT for insurance purposes, well, you are wrong, it does.

I do agree however that any-one who is aware of an illegal car in Spain or for that matter in the UK should inform the Police.

 

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03 Jun 2012 8:49 PM:

johnzx:

Any foreign registered cars  in Spain have to be road legal in their own Country, that means for UK registered cars you have to have a current MOT (if over 3 years old), current road tax & insurance.

I don't understand your point about the MOT not being proof of roadworthiness, that's the case in the UK & anywhere else that has a similar test. It doesn't matter, It's the LAW!

You may well be able to buy an insurance certificate in Spain but if the car isn't road legal in the UK all you have is a piece of paper NOT insurance cover! & that's before we get into the time restrictions on UK cars in Spain.

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12 Aug 2011 4:59 PM:

bob:  claiming that a bank will only give a mortgage on fully legal properties is wrong.

There are plenty of buyers on Trampolin Hills for example, who have mortgages on unbuilt houses, on land the developer doesn't own & with no building licenses in place, yet various banks have given out mortgages.

In one case a mortgage was given to 2 separate buyers of the same property, paid out to the developer who then gave the keys to the first couple to turn up! The 2nd buyer who arrived to collect the keys lost out.

The house is illegal, the development is illegal & the bank guarantees are fake!

No matter how careful you are, no matter how many checks you make, even if your property is 100% legal, a political decision can be taken years later to make your place illegal & you will lose out & you will not be paid any compensation.

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